Butter for grain-binder.



w, L. HEND'RICKS. BUTTER FOR GRAIN BINDERS.

. APPLICATION HLED MAR. 5| 9H5.

1,285, 166. Patented Nov. 19, 1918,

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W. L. HENDRICKS.

BUTTER FOR GRAIN BINDERS. APPLICATION FKLE6 MAR. 15. ms.

Patentd NOV. 19, 1918.

ms mums was :u. Pnolmurnu. wa snmcmm a c WALTER I. HENDRICKS, 0F AURORA, ILLINOIS.

BUTTER, FOR GRAIN-BINDERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.-

Application filed March 15, 1916. Serial No. 222,986.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER L. HEN- BRICKS, a citizen of the United States. and resident of Aurora,-county of Kane, .and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Butters for Grain-Binders, of which the following is a specification and which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof. 7

The invention relates to harvesting machines and more particularly to reapers and hinders, the object of the invention being the provision of improved means for jogging the grain during its delivery to the bundle forminggmechanism to insure the formation of bundles with even ends. The invention accordingly proposes the use of a butter board and improved mechanism for operating the same whereby the board is moved in a path contemplated to render it especially effective in arranging the loose grain with the ends of the stalks in a common plane without in anywise interfering withthe delivery of the grain to the binder mechanism. 7

In the accompanying drawings Figure l is a detail front elevation of a harvesting machine embodying the features of improvement provided by the invention but with some of the forward parts of the machine omitted and others shown in section; a a

Fig. 2 is a detail plan view of the machine, the reel standard being shown in section;

Fig. 3 is a detail transverse sectional view of the machine, looking forwardly, the sectional plane being indicated by the line 33 onFi'g. 2;' i

Fig. 4 is a detail plan View showing the butter board. and its connecting elements, separated from other parts,the connecting elements being shown in section, path of movement of one. part of, the board being.

represented in diagram andasecond position of the board being indicated by dotted lines; 1 Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3; i

Fig. 6 is a detail, sectional 'view theline 6-6 of Fig. 3; and I v e Fig. 7 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 77 of Fig. 2.

While the drawings illustrate the use of theinvention in a harvesting machine of the taken on Patented N 0v; 19, 1918'.

general type shown in Patent No. 1,177,104

issued to me March 28, 1916, the invention is not limited in its application to machines of this, type. The harvesting machine illus trated comprises an inclined fiat deck 10 over which the grain ismoved to the bundle forming mechanism, some of the parts of which are represented at 11. While. the

grain is delivered to the lower edgeof the eck 10 by the platform apron 12 and an intermediate feed roller 13, the conveyer mechanism. for moving the grain upwardly over the deck 10 may be of any well known form and isnot illustrated in the drawings. The butter board 14 operates in an upright position over the forward edge of the deck 10 for engagement with the freshly cut ends of the grain stalks. As shown, this board is provided with a series of upright ribs 15 upon the inner or rearward face. 7

In carrying out the invention, the butter board 14 has a swiveled sliding support at its forward end. Forthis purpose a bearing. bracket 16 is rotatably secured against the outer face of the board and; a supporting spindle 17 is rotatably mounted in the, bracket 16 and extends upwardlytherefrom; At its upper end the spindle 17 is bifurcated and its two arms 18 slide upon a guide rod 19. As shown. the rod 19 is firmly secured at one end against one of-the upright frame members, as 20, of the machine and projects outwardly therefrom substantially parallel by the rod 19 but the boardis free to swing in a horizontal direction over the deck 10.

It may alsotilt vertically to accommodate the movement of the parts provided for actuating the board.

As shown, an actuating rod 21 is pivotallyesecured against the front face of the board 141near its lower end. This rod has both a lateral movement in a direction across the deck 10 and a swinging movement in the direction. of the length of the deck. For this purpose, theupper end of the actuating rod 21 has a pivotal and sliding support upon a stationary horizontal guide rod 22. Preferably the upper end of. the actuating rod 21 is formed into an elongated yoke 23 for engagement with the guide'rod 22 and the two ends of this guidev rod are supportedin a tudinal frame members 25,26, ot'..the ma chine and is also supported by an upright standard 27, (Fig. 8).

In the arrangement illustrated in the drawings, both oi, the movements of the ac tuating rod 21 are derived from a crank shaft 28 (Fig. ts shown, this crank shaft extends parallel with the longitudinal frame members 25, 26, and is journaled upon a pair of transverse frame members 29, 30, which are located below but are connected with the frame members :25, The swingin'g movement is transmitted to the actuating rod 21 through a link 31 which directly connects the actuating rod with a crank 32 of the crank shaft 28. To acconnnodate the lateral movement of the actuating rod 21 the link '31 has a. ball and socket connection 33 with theact-uating rod and a loose connection with the crank 32.

Lateral movement is communicated to the actuating rod 21 through alink ea. At'one end this link has a loose pivotal connection with api-n 35. which'rises from't-lre top of the-yoke The other end of the link 3% is connected by *a universal j oint tld' with a swinging "arm -37. This arm is pivotally supporteddn abraeket 38 carried by'the frame member "26 andthe'lower end otthe arm is formed into a yoke 39 which straddles a camaO onthe crank shai t 28 (Fig. 7). As the linked extends from the-arm 37 to the pin 35 iii-a direction which is always in c'line'd to theplane of the swinging movement of the arm37, (Fig.2), the swinging of the arm effects asliding movement of the yoke 23 along the *guide rod- 22, and lateral movement of the actuating rod 91. Preterably the cam 40 is of suchshape and is sopositionedon the crank shalt 28 with reference to -the-cran k "32 that the lateral movements eithe -actuating rod 21 occur when the rod isat the limits of its swinging movement. The lower end of the butter board 14 is accordingly inoved in a substantially rectangular path indicated by the dot and dash line on Fig. a. That is to say, the butter board is withdrawn from engagement withthe' grain by "a quick outw'ard movement, occurring at the limit of its forward movement, and This placed into engagement with the grain by a quick inward movement occurring at th'e limit of its return movement. The butter board is thereby rendered efiective for arrangingthe loose grain with the ends of the stalks in a common plane without interfering with the movement of the 'grain toward the bundle forming mechanism 11.

Any convenienttorm of driving: mechanism may be employedrorcontinuously rotating the crank-shaft 28. I As shown, this crank shaft is equipped with a. sprocket wheel ll at its forwardend and a sprocket chain 4; turns over this sprocket wheel ll resume same, and actuatingnneans :tor longitudi nally reciprocating the board and for laterallv shiftin the board. the sail two aetuat- V ing means operating in alternation whereby the longitudinal movements of the board in the two directions are each in zap-substantially straight line but in difierent planes. 2. In a harvesting machine, a in combination, a binder deck, an upright butter board movableover the deck at one side of the same, swiveled sliding support for one end or the board, and actuating means acting upon the other end of the board-tor longitudinally reciprocating the board and for laterally shifting the board, the sai'dtwo actuating means operating in alternation whereby the longitudinal movements of the board in the two directionsare each in a substantially straight line but in "different relatively inclined planes. 7

3. 111a harvesting machine,'in combination, a binder deck, an upright butter board movable over the deck at one side of the same, a "guiding member extendingin the direction of the length of the rboardzadjacent one-end of the same, a swivele'd sliding connectionbetween the saidend ofthe board and the said guiding member, actuating means for longitudinally reciprocating the board and other actuating means for swing ing the board upon the"sa1id-swiveled' connection, the said two actuating means operating in alternation whereby the longitudi nal movements of the board in the two di rections are each in a substantially'straight line but in diilerent relatively inclined planes.

l. In a harvesting machine in-combina-c tion, a binder deck'yan' upright" butter board movable over the deck atone side of-the same, a pair of relatively transverse: guiding members, one extending in the direction' of the length of the'board adjacent one end of. the same and theother extending across the planeof the board adjacent theother end of the same, a swiveledslidingeonnection oe tween the first mentioned end ofthe board and the first separately inentioned guiding member, a link slid-inglyand pivotally mounted on the other guiding member and pivotally connected with the adjacent end of tee board, actuating means for sliding sliding the first mentioned link along the said guide rod.

6. In a harvesting machine, in combina- Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the 'tion, an upright butter board, a guide rod extending transversely over the board, a link slidingly and pivotally mounted on the guide rod and pivotally connected with the board, a crank shaft extending parallel to the said guide rod, a link connecting a crank of the said crank shaft with the first mentioned link, a cam on the said crank shaft,

a rocker arm oscillated by the cam in a 25 plane transverse to the said guide rod and.

crank shaft, but at one side of the first mentioned link and another link extending obliquely between the rocker arm and the first mentioned WALTER L. HENDRICKS.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

